The five-time British champion Jump trainer invited dozens of journalists and cameramen to his 'Seven Barrows' stables in Lambourn to meet two of his star horses and talk about the problematic preparations for this year's Cheltenham.

An official report into the accident just before Christmas in 2017 says a mistake in pre-landing checks caused the pilot to land the aircraft with the parking brake on. None of the 22 passengers or 3 crew on the flight from Frankfurt were hurt - but the accident caused major disruption for hundreds of people trying to travel at Christmas.